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Bignell

Bignell proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Bignell (countable and uncountable, plural Bignells)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States.

Forms of Bignell

pluralBignells

Origin of Bignell

Habitational surname from a small place near Bicester, from the Old English personal name Biċġa + hyll (“hill”).

Questions about Bignell

What does Bignell mean?
Bignell means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Bignell?
Bignell is a proper noun.

Words near Bignell in the dictionary

  1. bigmouths
  2. Bignami
  3. Bignamis
  4. bignay
  5. bignays
  6. Bignell
  7. Bignells
  8. bigness
  9. bignesse
  10. bignesses
  11. bignonia

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